"Carnival is a way of breaking the winter in two." It's also, as far as I'm concerned, a perfect excuse to get to know Quebec City, one of the most effortlessly quaint cities in the New World.

Why Quebec City Works for Families with Teens Before ... Can’t read now? Pin for later! The Winter Carnival wasn’t just an event – it was the backdrop for my entire visit in February ...

The carnival (or carnaval) first made its debut in Quebec City, the world’s “Snow Capital”, in 1894 as a winter festival designed to fight off the winter doldrums. It wasn’t until 1955 ...

Bonhomme Carnaval receives the Key to the City and officially opens the 71st Winter Carnival, alongside (from left), Éric Meunier of Loto-Québec, master of ceremonies Isabelle Desjardins, Quebec ...

the annual winter carnival, which runs from Feb. 7 to Feb. 16. In the 17th century, French settlers mounted defensive walls called ramparts along parts of Quebec City’s rocky escarpment to ...

The Sun Life Pentathlon des neiges, Canada's largest outdoor winter event, kicks off its 21st season on the Plains of Abraham ...

Quebecers should keep their snow shovels close and their winter boots closer ... the Gaspé Peninsula and the North Shore east of Quebec City. A low pressure system will track toward Quebec ...

Aquarium du Québec takes visitors behind the scenes for Carnival Myriam Labbé [email protected] On Feb. 8 and 9, in partnership with the Quebec Winter Carnival, staff at the Aquarium du… ...

Even Quebec City, one of the capitals of winter, known for its ice hotel, ice slide and winter carnival, is not immune to climate change and has been forced to adapt to warmer weather. The ...

Environment Canada issued a winter storm warning for all of southern and central Quebec. The warning is also in effect in the upper Mauricie and Saguenay—Lac Saint-Jean areas, the Gaspé Peninsula and ...